Title:           [Python] basic gui with counter thread
Author:          waterapple
Pastebin link:   http://pastebin.com/UiL1LByr
First Edit:      Sunday 17th of June 2012 09:14:52 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Sunday 17th of June 2012 09:14:52 PM CDT

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# Name:        module1
# Purpose:
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# Author:      new
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# Created:     13/06/2012
# Copyright:   (c) new 2012
# Licence:     <your licence>
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#!/usr/bin/env python
 
import wx
import os
import time
import threading
import sys
 
 
 
 
class Mainwindow(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self,parent,title):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self,parent,title=title)
        self.setupworker()
        self.initialize()
 
    def initialize(self):
        sizer = wx.GridBagSizer()
 
        self.entry = wx.TextCtrl(self,-1,value=u"Enter text here.")
        sizer.Add(self.entry,(0,0),(1,1),wx.EXPAND)
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_TEXT_ENTER, self.OnPressEnter, self.entry)
 
        button = wx.Button(self,-1,label="Click me !")
        sizer.Add(button, (0,1))
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.OnButtonClick, button)
 
        self.label = wx.StaticText(self,-1,label=u'Hello !')
        self.label.SetBackgroundColour(wx.BLUE)
        self.label.SetForegroundColour(wx.WHITE)
        sizer.Add( self.label, (1,0),(1,2), wx.EXPAND )
 
        startbutton = wx.Button(self,-1,label="Start worker")
        sizer.Add(startbutton, (3,1))
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.startworker, startbutton)
 
        stopbutton = wx.Button(self,-1,label="Stop worker")
        sizer.Add(stopbutton, (3,2))
        self.Bind(wx.EVT_BUTTON, self.stopworker, stopbutton)
 
        sizer.AddGrowableCol(0)
        self.SetSizerAndFit(sizer)
        self.Center()
        self.Show(True)
    def OnButtonClick(self,event):
        print "You clicked the button !"
        self.label.SetLabel(self.entry.GetValue()+"You clicked the button")
        self.entry.SetFocus()
        self.entry.SetSelection(-1,-1)
 
    def OnPressEnter(self,event):
        print "You pressed enter !"
        self.label.SetLabel(self.entry.GetValue()+"You presses enter")
        self.entry.SetFocus()
        self.entry.SetSelection(-1,-1)
 
    def onabout(self,event):
        dlg = wx.MessageDialog(self,"A small text editor","about simple editor")
        dlg.ShowModal()
        dlg.Destroy
 
    def onexit(self,event):
        self.counter.stop()
        self.Close(True)
    def setupworker(self):
        self.worker = counter()
        self.worker.start()
    def startworker(self,event):
        self.worker.go()
 
    def stopworker(self,event):
        self.worker.stop()
 
 
 
 
class counter(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self):
        threading.Thread.__init__(self)
        self.running = False
        self.counter = 0
    def run(self):
        while True:
            time.sleep(.05)
            while self.running:
                self.counter += 1
                print self.counter
                time.sleep(5)
 
    def go(self):
        print "starting counter"
        self.running = True
    def stop(self):
        print "stopping counter"
        self.running = False
    def getresults(self):
        print self.counter
        return self.counter
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
app = wx.App(False)
frame = Mainwindow(None,"Main window Title")
 
 
app.MainLoop()
sys.exit()